The Most Successful People Embrace Fear and Discomfort

"I was doing this at a time when the economy was, I mean, it was horrendous. Everyone was contracting my company and the economy at large was experiencing the greatest economic reduction that I'd seen in my lifetime," he says. "My PR firms would get me one measly interview in three months and 90 days ... And they thought that was a big deal." He then eliminated his own salary to fund these projects.